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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an exceptional and motivated Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our Children's ADHD Service as Clinical Lead. We are seeking a highly skilled clinician and leader who is passionate about improving outcomes for Children & Young People with ADHD.
This senior role combines advanced clinical practice, strategic leadership, service development, and non-medical prescribing responsibilities. The successful post holder will provide expert clinical leadership to the ADHD Nursing Team while maintaining a clinical caseload and delivering high-quality, evidence-based care.
As Clinical Lead, you will play a pivotal role in driving innovation, enhancing service delivery, and ensuring children, young people, and families receive timely, safe, and effective care.
This is a full-time position based in Norwich, with flexibility regarding work location subject to service requirements and mutual agreement.
Main duties of the job
- Provide advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management for Children & Young People with suspected or diagnosed ADHD and Neurodevelopmental conditions.
- Work autonomously to assess patients, prescribe medication, formulate care plans, make referrals and support safe discharge.
- Deliver high-quality, patient centred care, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.
- Provide Clinical Leadership, support service development, contribute to audits and quality improvement initiatives, supervise staff and promote evidence-based practice while ensuring compliance with NMC standards, Trust Policies and advanced clinical practice.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Undertake comprehensive assessments, investigations and treatment planning for Children & Young People with ADHD and Autism.
- Prescribe and monitor medication within scope of practice, maintain accurate medical records and coordinate referrals to health, social care and specialist services.
- Provide nurse-led clinics, reviews and discharge processes, ensuring effective communication with primary care.
- Lead clinical audits, investigate incidents, support staff development and supervision, contribute to service improvement and pathway development, monitor standards of care, analyse service data and ensure safe, effective use of resources while maintaining professional and regulatory standards.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Other
Essential
- Ability to be creative innovative and adaptable
- Organised and motivated Positive role model
- Flexibility to work evenings and weekends where the need arises
- Hold a full and valid UK driving license and have the ability to travel across the county of Norfolk to deliver patient care and staff support
Experience
Essential
- Significant years post Registration experience in a variety of settings
- Experience of working to protocols and guidelines
- Evidence of on-going personal and professional development
- Previous experience of developing clinical guidelines and clinical care pathways
- Experience of clinical audit
- Evidence of successful management of change
- Previous experience of working with children, young people and families
Desirable
- Previous experience in an ANP role
- Previous experience in the field of ADHD / Neurodevelopmental nursing
- Experience of working with marginalised patient groups
Communication
Essential
- Excellent written and Verbal communication skills using the English language
- Ability to communicate with patients and families with regard to diagnosis, treatment and care planning
- Ability to communicate difficult news while working in a collaborative shared decision-making culture
- Negotiation and conflict management skills
Desirable
- Advanced communication qualification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Current NMC Registration
- Degree in Healthcare related subject
- Master's degrees in health care related subject/Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent
- Independent non-medical prescriber
- Enhanced Clinical Assessment
Desirable
- Long term conditions qualification
- Mentorship/ leadership qualification
- Speciality specific qualification
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Teaching and mentoring qualification or equivalent evidence of teaching and assessing in practice
- Evidence of continued professional development
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously and manage own workload
- Management of patients with complex needs
- Clinical examination skills
- Accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse-led service
- Management and Leadership skills/effective change agent, evidence of education / qualification in leadership
- Evidence of advanced clinical practice
- Awareness of the need to focus on continuous quality Improvement
- Able and willing to use Information Technology Systems
Desirable
- Quality improvement training
Personal Attributes / Behaviours (linked to the Trust’s Behaviour Framework)
Essential
- Awareness and understanding of the NHS issues relevant to nursing advanced practice
- Understanding of the Clinical Governance Framework
- Aware of the political and organisational drivers that impact on the service
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This advert is for Clinical Lead for ADHD Medication Service with East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust in Norwich Community Hospital. It is listed as a Band 8 Lead (legacy management group) role. The advertised salary is £57,528 - £64,750 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 20 Sep 2026.
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